Clothing stores in Kochi are bringing new burqa styles to customers every month. The plain black design is no longer the only option available to Muslim women here. Burqas with stone-studded ...

UK mother-of-seven Tahira Noor, who has been wearing a burka for 20 years, says it's "100% my choice" and Mr Johnson's comments show a "lack of knowledge". The "majority of the women who wear the ...

It’s not really about the burqa, says Mariam Khan. Ever since Boris Johnson’s boorish comments last week, the entire conversation around Muslim women and burqas has spiralled. I’ve watched ...

They too wore the blue burka, known as chadari ... Image caption, In the streets, women protested the Taliban's ban on education - and shared photos of their protest on social media Sonita Alizada ...